Serbs of Argentina (PGID: PG017366)

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The Serbs of Argentina

The Serbs of Argentina, numbering approximately 7,400 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a South Slavic people native to the central Balkans, whose culture has been shaped by Orthodox Christianity, village and kinship traditions, centuries of life under competing empires, and a strong sense of historical and cultural continuity. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Serbian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Argentina
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Serbian (srp)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 7,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017366
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Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

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Unaffiliated Adherents

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Primary Language: Serbian
Language Family: Indo-European

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Serbian Speakers

Media Resources in Serbian:

Films:

Title	Link
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Magdalena	View Film

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Bible Resources in Serbian:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
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1 entry

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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John 4:13-14

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2 Timothy 2:2

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Colossians 4:2

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I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
Psalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

Serb Across Countries (ROP3 - 108856) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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18 people groups

People Group ID ▼	Name	Country	Population	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG050300	Serbs	Slovenia	53,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Serbian	Roman Catholicism
PG050053	Serbs	Italy	36,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG049962	Serbs	Austria	155,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG048716	Serbs	Montenegro	200,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG047971	Serbs	Kosovo	76,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG047369	Serbs	Canada	38,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG043620	Serbs	United States	80,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG024588	Serbs	Turkiye	5,400	Unengaged and Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG017454	Serbs	Chile	4,100	Unengaged and Unreached	Serbian	Unaffiliated
PG017366	Serbs	Argentina	7,400	Unengaged and Unreached	Serbian	Unaffiliated
PG015626	Serbs	Zambia	3,900	Engaged yet Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG008065	Serbs	Australia	35,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000969	Serbs	Serbia	6,180,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000860	Serbs	North Macedonia	38,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000763	Serbs	Croatia	187,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000724	Serbs	Bosnia and Herzegovina	963,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000268	Serbs	Germany	238,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000195	Serbs	France	60,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Serbian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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